Liberia's taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) was US$148.31 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 67.47% from US$88.56 million in 2015 (5.29% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$148.31 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$160 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$88.56 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$416.93 million | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$0 | 2000 |
| Average since 2016 | US$145.25 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$0 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Liberia's taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) rose US$107.07 million on 2024 (from US$41.23 million to US$148.31 million).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2024), the average change was −US$6.4 million and a typical year strayed about US$105.37 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$263.13 million in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was US$169.54 million in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Liberia had the 140th highest value of the 150 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Liberia in the 2025 ranking
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 137th of 150: US$189.52 million
- Gambia, The — 138th of 150: US$188.09 million
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 139th of 150: US$150.69 million
- Dominica — 141st of 150: US$119.9 million
- Equatorial Guinea — 142nd of 150: US$118.14 million
- Guinea-Bissau — 143rd of 150: US$115.18 million
What this measures
Taxes less subsidies on products are taxes payable per unit of a good or service. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 17 values
| Year | Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 148,305,280 |
| 2024 | 41,234,670 |
| 2023 | 70,150,500 |
| 2022 | 230,689,020 |
| 2021 | 177,983,220 |
| 2020 | 159,999,300 |
| 2019 | 173,348,880 |
| 2018 | 158,887,090 |
| 2017 | 146,719,480 |
| 2016 | 145,157,800 |
| 2015 |
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1.05 billion (2025)
- Benin — US$2.34 billion (2025)
- Botswana — US$1.14 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$2.34 billion (2025)
- Burundi — US$305.7 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$498.83 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$4.19 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$359.35 million (2025)
- Chad — US$653.09 million (2025)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Liberia
- GDP (current US$) — US$5.25 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 5.25 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.92 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 4.19 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$915.33 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 915.33 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$684.04 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 731.74 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$4.88 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 4.88 billion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 851.82 (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Liberia's taxes less subsidies on products (current US$)?
- US$148.31 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Liberia rank?
- 140th highest of 150 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) unusual for Liberia?
- In 2025, Liberia's taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) rose US$107.07 million on 2024 (from US$41.23 million to US$148.31 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2024), the average change was −US$6.4 million and a typical year strayed about US$105.37 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TAX.NIND.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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